1770 



TARAXACUM 



Hooker would ndn.-i tlicui 

 about 6, and otln r- \\"iil.l yv.i 

 25 or more. Tki-ixim mn^ :iri 'li 

 tinguished by b:i\ m- hir::i in:iti 



flowered ligulatc y. ■ In :i^l- -- 



tary on naked mihI ' ■ ■ - i- 

 involucre with m 



calyx-like sprrri.liii:- -"iiniiii 

 reflexed bracts ; i.iippus snni 

 and capillary, borne on a slend 

 beak terminating a fusiform el 

 gated angled akene; flow 

 ing in sunshine. 



The common Dandelic 

 rixaoum officinale, know„ ...-, 

 T. Dens-leonls. !<fc Prnidrl 

 It varies immensriv in "^r-^'^v 



form of leaves, :i l '' '" ' 



2465-68. For hi - 



vant, Proc.eth M ^ ~ i' 



Agr. Sci., and Amv 

 1886. For an ac<-ouii, ■,. .,.-.. 

 seeded Dandelion, T. erythro- 

 8p6rmum, see Fernald, Bot.Gaz. 

 July, 189ri:H2:i. From the com- 

 mon Daii.k-li..ii it <li I f.rs in hav- 

 ing small.-rsn I In i--n rll,.w heads, 

 smaller n„.l x . iv .Ir.ply cut 

 leaves, (nit'i- iii\ nlinral scales 

 not reflexed .and soniewliat glau- 

 cous; akenes red or red-brown 

 and shorter beaked ; pappus 

 dirty white. It is known to oc- 

 cur in New England, New York 

 and Fa.; perhaps naturalized 

 from Europe. L. H 



TARE, TARES. To the mod- 

 ern English farmer the word 

 "Tare" means the commoii 



Tare is also applied loosely t.. 

 other species of V i c i a and 

 Lathyrus, particularly r..;» 

 hirsida. The ,.,.|,l.at..a pas- 

 sage in Matthew mii. I-'. Hi- 

 enemy came ami -"wcd tav- 



ably f" 111.' ■!:", . ' / ' 

 muhiiliiiu. Til. .1 ;n,, 1, 



word ill MatllM\> )- /.i. :mii;i, a 



name whieli in lintany refers to 

 the wild rice. Darnel belongs 

 to the grass family and its 

 seeds were long thought to 

 stupefy those who ate theni un- 

 wittingly. Re cut iiivrstifra- 

 tions have proved ilial ilarin-l 

 seeds have no iiarcutii' ]iro|n r- 



T ARE AGON {Artemisic 

 DrnciincnlKX, which see) i; 

 a close rel itive of worm 

 wood {A Ab-<uithnim) I 

 is a perennial compositi 

 herb native of the t a>- 

 Sea region and ^i 

 beria, and is culti 

 vated as a culinary 

 herb in western En 

 rope. Its lanceolate, 

 entire leaves and 

 small, inconspicuous 

 and generally sterile 

 blossoms are borne 



TASMANNIA 



used tor seasoning salads and for 

 flavoring vinegar, p i c k les and 

 mustard. The essential oil of 

 Tarragon and Tarragon vinegar 

 are articles of commerce, the crop 

 being grown iNunsivily in soiitli- 



former is ohtaini.l liy ili~iillation 

 of the Ki-.TH liaris, il,,. h.lt.r l.y 

 simple iutiiMuii in vinegar. The 

 best time to gather the crop for 

 distillation or infusion is when 

 the first flowers begin to open, 

 since the plants have then a larger 



atteT' i'-r.'.i,',':;iHi to rii'i'i |ioim,ls of 



and other I'oiiditions. are milled 

 to produce one pound of oil. 



As cultivated Tarragon rarely 

 produces viable seed, the plant is 

 propagated by cuttings of both 

 old and green wood and by di- 

 vision of the roots. Cuttings 

 may be taken at any convenient 

 time, but the best time for di- 

 vision is when the plants have 

 just commenced to grow in the 

 spring. Tenacious and wet soils 

 should be avoided and only 

 loams of medium texture and of 

 poor quality in sunny situations 

 The plants may be set, 

 either in the spring or in the 

 autumn, one foot apart and cul- 

 tivated like sage or mint. The 

 flower-stems should be removed 

 as soon as seen, as this will 

 force greater growth of leaves, 

 etc. The green parts may be 

 gathered at any time, after the 

 plants have become established, 

 and used fresh. Dried Tarra- 

 gon is nearly as useful as green, 

 but there is little market for it, 

 less even than for the leaves. At 

 the approach of winter, espe- 



ice or tour 

 years. Tarragon is less culti- 

 vated in America than it de- 

 serves. Most of our Tarragon 

 vinegar comes from France. 



Tagetes liicida is much like 

 Tarragon in flavor and has been 

 used as a substitute for it. 



M. G Kains. 

 TASMANHIA (after Abel 

 Jausen Tasman, Dutch cap- 

 tain who discovered Van 

 Dieraau's Land or Tas- 



,/„;.■,„. This 



lii.lr.l under 



genus 



aal clus 



and 

 s of 



2467 Cut leaved form of Dandelion. 



greenish yellow, rose 

 or white flowers. 

 Drlmys aromdtica, 

 F. Muell. (T. nro- 

 nuitiea. B.Br.), is a 

 shrub or small tree 

 cult, in a few north- 



